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Helen
Waukazoo recieves 2003 SF Foundation Community Leadership Award
Friendship House is very proud to announce that our Executive
Director, Helen Waukazoo, has been selected for a 2003 San Francisco
Foundation Community Leadership Award. She was selected from
a field of 220 nominations to receive this distinguished honor.
The award honors her leadership and “dedication to building
a culturally specific continuum of services for American Indians
based on traditional healing concepts, including substance abuse
treatment and prevention, job readiness, and leadership training,
and for preserving American Indian cultural heritage, in the
spirit of the Helen Crocker Russell Award, for improving the
quality of life in the Bay Area.” The ceremony will take
place on September 30, 2003.
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Friendship
House American Indian Healing Center Groundbreaking |
Well over two hundred people came out to show their support
of the new Friendship House American Indian Healing Center which
took place on September 13th. We celebrated this historic day
with friends, family, community members, respected elders, The
Honorable Mayor Brown, Friendship House Staff, Board of Directors,
and our Executive Director, Helen Waukazoo. Steve Darden graciously
performed the Traditional Groundblessing Ceremony. Construction
is set to begin in early 2003. Once construction begins, we
invite you to watch the construction progress with us through
our website.
Click here for FH Board President Ron Rowell's speech and Groundbreaking
photos
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Want to Help?
You
can help play an important role in the construction
of the Friendship House Healing Center. While Friendship
House has acquired commitments of public financing to
build this important community facility, we still need
additional financial support to cover unanticipated
expenses, cost overruns, and other emergency needs as
the building progresses. We are asking for the support
of individuals like you to help make this dream come
true. Your tax-deductible contribution will ensure that
the construction of this facility will be built on time.
Please send your check or money order
to:
Friendship House Association of
American Indians
333 Valencia Street, Suite 400
San Francisco, CA 94103-3547
Be sure to write "Building Fund" on your check.
You will receive in the mail from us
additional information about this unique project, and
your contribution will be acknowledged at our opening
ceremonies. If you have a family member or a friend
who has passed away as a result of alcohol or drug additions,
you may contribute in that person's name and we will
likewise acknowledge your gift in their memory.
For more information about this project,
call the Friendship House at 415-865-0964
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Friendship
House
40th Anniversary Celebration
The Board of Directors and staff of Friendship
are proud to announce the 40th Anniversary Celebration
Fundraiser on October 11, 2003 was a
huge success.
Please check back soon for details!
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Honoring
Congresswoman and House Minority Leader
Nancy Pelosi
 In
appreciation for her friendship and strong support over
many years, Friendship House honors the esteemed Congresswoman
and House Minority Leader, The Honorable Nancy Pelosi
with a gift of Navajo pottery on April 14, 2003. Click
to view pictures.
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Highlights
of 2002
Friendship House experienced so
many successess in 2002 and we would like to share
them with you. continue
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The previous home of
the Native American Health Center at 56 Julian was dismantled
to make way for the new Friendship House Healing Center.
Read more
about the new Healing Center.
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